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In a world where microservices are increasingly becoming the architecture of choice for scalable applications, managing communication and network-related concerns can be quite challenging. That's where a service mesh comes in, offering a dedicated infrastructure layer that tackles service-to-service communications safely and efficiently. Among the popular choices for implementing a service mesh are Istio and Linkerd. In this article, we'll dive deep into both service meshes, comparing their core features, performance, ease of use, and community support to help you decide which might be the best fit for your projects. A service mesh is a dedicated layer that controls how different parts of an application share data with each other.